Joëlle Fontaine

Joëlle Fontaine is an artist and entrepreneur who utilizes art and fashion to empower disenfranchised women artisans all over the world. Her business, Kréyol, serves as a platform for this work. 

As a creative with over 15 years of practice in the arts in Boston, Joëlle brings to DS4SI her strengths in relationship-building, facilitating, and community organizing, as well as her deep commitment to supporting black and brown artists. She most recently served as the Assistant Director of the Fairmount Innovation Lab, where she managed the day-to-day operations, culture, programming, communication and collaboration within the Boston arts and entrepreneurial community at large. Her work revolved around creating space and access for black and brown artists, small businesses, entrepreneurs and makers to show up authentically as themselves and obtain the tools and resources necessary to thrive creatively, professionally, economically, and personally.

Joëlle’s life mission is to empower and heal through art. In her own words: “I believe that art creates, dictates, and ultimately, has the power to change the world.”